Super Awesome Hybrid Lawnmower

[JRitz187]

This is pretty awesome, anyone have any experience with one?

http://www.ravenamerica.com/product/7100b

 

[BrotherBart]

Pretty slick. But for three grand I better be able to shove some snow around with it.

 

[Jazzberry]

Consumer Reports bashed it pretty good.

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...mower-back-on-sale-after-flaw-fixed/index.htm

 

[Lake Girl]

Not surprised as that is a serious safety issue ... with blades spinning when they are supposed to be off.

 

[JRitz187]

Oooo dang yea CR did bash it pretty good! Cool idea but seems its needs some refinement.

 

[Lcback]

Pretty cool. If only it was 4wd.
I wish the Yamaha quad with a PTO and mower attachments would have caught on better. My rought terrain a standard riding mower is useless. And borrowing a Kubota bx22 always feels like overkill. So I end up with a little old case garden tractor for the yard, borrowing a Kubota bx22 for the hill sides, and keeping a 4x4 quad for pulling wood and fun. If only you could really have it all in one.

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[Jazzberry]

Pretty cool. If only it was 4wd.
I wish the Yamaha quad with a PTO and mower attachments would have caught on better. My rought terrain a standard riding mower is useless. And borrowing a Kubota bx22 always feels like overkill. So I end up with a little old case garden tractor for the yard, borrowing a Kubota bx22 for the hill sides, and keeping a 4x4 quad for pulling wood and fun. If only you could really have it all in one.

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They make pull mowers for dragging behind your quad. Then throw a little generator in your basket gizmo in the front and your golden. The other 98 percent of the time you have a kickass quad not a stupid lawnmower/generator.

 

[velvetfoot]

I had noticed a while ago that they were for sale at Lowes....for about a minute.

 

[iamlucky13]

It looks like Consumer Reports has a newer report on these, suggesting they've fixed some issues, but others remain:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...on-t-improve-the-raven-hybrid-mower/index.htm

I tend to shy away from "jack-of-all-trades" tools because they're always "masters of none," but I have a hilly property where my rider sometimes struggles, the all-electric transmission has potential if done right to prove highly reliable in the long run, and the ability to serve as a backup generator is a bonus, so I'm at least intrigued.

And a space frame is way cooler than stamped sheet metal.